ANNAPOLIS, Md. -
The Navy women's lacrosse team will open its 2012 fall exhibition schedule this weekend and the Mids will play nine games during the fall season. The highlight of Navy's fall exhibition schedule will be the fourth annual Navy Fall Invitational on October 13, which will feature 14 teams.

The Mids will open the fall season on Saturday with an alumni match at 11:00 AM at Rip Miller Field.

The following weekend, Navy will host Georgetown on Friday at 7:00 PM. The Mids will then host George Washington and Johns Hopkins on Saturday, October 6.

The Navy Invitational will again consist of a very strong field, highlighted by 2012 national runner-up Syracuse. The Mids will play Syracuse, North Carolina, Towson and James Madison at the Navy Fall Invitational. Navy, Syracuse, UNC and Towson were all NCAA Tournament teams a year ago.

Navy will wrap up its fall schedule by hosting Denver on October 14 at 11:00 AM.

All of Navy's fall games will be held at Rip Miller Field, adjacent to Ricketts Hall.

Fans are encouraged to park in downtown Annapolis and walk on to the grounds and are reminded that one must have a DoD sticker to drive onto the Yard. Shuttles will be running from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium to the Yard on Sept. 28 and Oct. 13.